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| rohit |
 Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:08 pm Post subject: Help for MQ File system Movement |
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Hi Everyone,
We have MQ5.3 CSD4 on HP-UX machine which we are planning to move to another hardware.The MQ filesystem /var/mqm is in Shared Drive so that will be moved as it is.and /opt/mqm and other filesystems will be taken backup and restored in the new server.
Could anyone advice me what are all the things ,I should take careof..
Thanks in advance!.. 
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| exerk |
| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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Yes...WMQ V5.3 is way out of support so you should think of upgrading; at least apply the latest maintenance (CSD14 I think).
Run the MS03 SupportPac to back up the queue manager objects just in case you have to do a rebuild of the queue manager.
Try and ensure the queue manager is 'empty', i.e. application queues do not contain any messages, just in case you have to rebuild the queue manager.
Plan to fail, then it will come as no surprise if it does 
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| gbaddeley |
| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:23 pm Post subject: Re: Help for MQ File system Movement |
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| rohit wrote: |
| /opt/mqm and other filesystems will be taken backup and restored in the new server. |
This is dangerous because the new server will not know that MQ is installed (ie. HP-UX s/w registration through the swinstall command), and it may not be possible to install any CSDs on top of that.
I recommend that you copy across /var/mqm to the new server and then do a fresh install of MQ 6.0.2.8 or MQ 7.0.1.0. At least you will then be on a version of MQ that IBM will actually support if you have any problems.
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| Vitor |
| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:54 pm Post subject: Re: Help for MQ File system Movement |
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| gbaddeley wrote: |
This is dangerous because the new server will not know that MQ is installed (ie. HP-UX s/w registration through the swinstall command), and it may not be possible to install any CSDs on top of that.
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You also need to ensure the new server kernel parameters are configured to support WMQ and all the other software you've "installed". Plus adding & configuring the mqm user, the groups and all the other details the install script takes care of.
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| rohit |
| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:03 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the inputs!.. Currently we have the plan like if mq doesnt work after moving then we have setup files and csd ,ready for the new installation |
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| bruce2359 |
| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:02 am Post subject: |
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What about messages residing in queues just before the upgrade?
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| Vitor |
| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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| rohit wrote: |
| Thanks for the inputs!.. Currently we have the plan like if mq doesnt work after moving then we have setup files and csd ,ready for the new installation |
Then why not just install it? Why take the risk?
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| rohit |
| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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| I gave them the risk factor.But they want to give a try.So I have to do it.. |
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| gbaddeley |
| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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| rohit wrote: |
| I gave them the risk factor.But they want to give a try.So I have to do it.. |
They accepted the risk that it may be impossible to install any MQ FixPacks on the system??? 
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| exerk |
| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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